The Russellville Democrat., 1887-03-30
CORRESPONDENTS.
c0rrespondenco q tne Democrat.


APPLETON, March 25.-I will arise
from my gourd and give you few
dots concerning the happiness OF
Appleton.
Wheat and oats look real we'll
Our farmers are all busy preparing
the soil for another crop. Some are
planting corn. A great deal Of cot
ton will be planted by our farmers
This season.
One Of our best and very useful
boys, Mr.. j. w. or Bud Stokes, left
us few days ago for California.
We hope he may find everything as
he wants it.
Miss Mary Ashmore, late assist
ant in the Atkins school, is visiting
in Appleton The young people will
endeavor TO make her visit pleasant
for her.
Mr.. Homer Bruton, Misses Viola
b., d. X. Nj. and your correspondent
enjoyed social in Atkins last Sat
urday night very much. The social
was given by Miss Maggie Gallo
way, who made us all feel like we
were at home once more. Long
Bilf' could have been seen amongst
the young ladies, mingling his chat
with theirs.
In answer to Mr.. Morton of Texas.
Mr.. G. proprietor of the soap factory
is still in our midst. Mr.. A. j. G..
is still fond of hurting, but We think
he goes no more on the Oak Noun
tam.
Perhaps some of your readers
would like to know what our Apple
ton preachers are doing. Rev. w.
w. Watkins pastorates for the G. Z.
church at Appleton, Rock Springs,
Cross Roads and Oak Grove. Rev.
Jas. +. Montgomery, Shiloh, Center
Point and Glass Village. Rev. j.
w. Bruton starts for Texas Monday
(next) to hunt fed of labor. We
hate very much for him to think OF
leaving rs.
Aunt Mary Richardson, who is
visiting Texas, will receive very
hearty welcome when she returns.
Rev. w. T. X opened a private
school on last Monday We wish
his school great success.
A great many improvements have
been going on during the cold win
ter days. Mr.. I. j. Richardson, one
of your most worthy readers, has
built more than half mile of plank
fence. MIR. Parker has moved into
his new residence opposite Uncle
Jack Lemley's. Welcome Mr.. Par
ker
We had very sudden death in
our quiet village on the lIth inst.
Will Powers, son of Mrs. Kate Pow
ers. Will had been in very bad
health since early III The fall. Some
thing like consumption was preylng
upon him. He was not confined to
his bed more than week during his
illness, and thought that he was i'm
proving. He was at the store Of w.
d. s., in the morning and said lie felt
very well, went to the house and
WIZ bio ihfiiis tttHh hG NOultt iltht u
fire for her at Ii o'clock, after com
pleting the fire he stepped to the
front door, calling his ma and told
her that his lungs were bleeding,
something that never had occurred
before. She gave the alarm aud
plenty Of good assistance arrived in
almost an instant But ali (, alas! no
relief could they give the dying boy.
He was dead in Is minutes. The
bereaved have our most heartfelt
sympathy. A little more than three
years ago the father, Hugh, year
ago John a young man IL years OF
age, and last, Will, l6 years Of age
Indeed the Powers family have pass
ed through many hard trials. The
widowed mother, one little sister and
TWO half brothers are left.
/ have written more than Iexpect-
ed to when ! begun. hope you will
indulge me IN THIS as failed to write
last week. BILL JUG.